3D Map of the Nile
Due Friday, November 13, 2015
You and a partner will create a 3D map of the Nile River and Ancient Egypt constructing 3D
representations of sites, animals and other objects when possible. Label everything carefully as
you will be scored on how well you have completed the map requirements. Below are the items
you must include on your map.
1. The Nile River from the Sixth Cataract to the Delta, where it empties into the
Mediterranean Sea.
2. Show where the Red Sea is in relation to the Nile River. (You do not have to include
ALL of the Red Sea on your map.)
3. Show mineral mines, stone quarries and forts.
4. Show these historic sites: Valley of the Kings, The Great Pyramid, The Sphinx, Abu
Simbel, The Pharos (lighthouse in the port of Alexandria) and the oasis of Faiyum include dates, palms and crocodiles.
5. Show these cities: Abydos, Thebes, Hermopolis, Akhetaten, Memphis, Bubastis,
Alexandria, Meroe, Khartoum and Elephantine.
6. Include these geographical features: the Western Desert, the Eastern Desert, the Nile
Delta, the Sinai Peninsula, all six cataracts on the Nile River, the Wadi el-natrun, the
Mediterranean Sea, the Gulf of Suez and the Nubian Desert - include the animals of the
desert.
7. Show a farming area. Include: fields of grain, a shaduf, a garden with irrigation,
irrigation canals and a catch basin for flood water storage.
8. Show a marsh area. Include the marsh animals of Egypt, hunters, fishermen, papyrus
thickets and a nearby area for grazing cattle.
9. Put boats on the river. Include cargo, fishing, and stone hauling boats.
10. Include a legend for your map so all the places and things can be identified.
11. Label everything on your map.
Rubric for 3-D Map of the Nile
Due Friday, November 13, 2015
Partners:
Shows the Nile River from the sixth cataract to the delta
Shows the Red Sea in relation to the Nile River
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Shows mines, quarries and forts
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Shows the following historic sites:
 Valley of the Kings
 Valley of the Queens
 The Great Pyramid
 The Sphinx
 Abu Simbel
 The Pharos (lighthouse at Alexandria)
 The Oasis of Faiyum - dates, palms, crocodiles
Shows the following cities:
 Abydos
 Thebes ⎹
 Hermopolis
 Akhetanten
 Memphis
 Bubastis ⎹
 Alexandria
 Meroe
 Khartoum
 Elephantine
Shows the following geographical features:
 the Western Desert
 the Eastern Desert
 the Nile Delta
 the Sinai Peninsula
 all six cataracts
 the Wadi el-Naturn
 the Gulf of Suez
 the Nubian desert (with animals of the desert)
 the Mediterranean Sea
⎹Shows a farming area:
 fields of grain
 a shaduf
 a garden with irrigation
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irrigation canals a catch basin for flood waters
⎹Shows a marsh area:
 the marsh animals of Egypt
 hunters
 fishermen
 papyrus thickets
 nearby area for grazing cattle
⎹Shows boats on the Nile River:
 cargo boats
 fishing boats
 stone hauling boats
⎹Shows a legend for the map.
⎹Total Points
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